OTHER RECENT UNION NEWS

Local 727 Wins Arbitration Award for Osco Pharmacists

| April 10, 2017

Teamsters Local No. 727 was awarded an arbitration win on behalf of the more than 500 Osco pharmacists it represents. Arbitrator Elliott H. Goldstein ordered Osco to “cease and desist […]

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Local 727 and Hyatt O’Hare Ratify Richest Contract in Hyatt History

| April 5, 2017

After many bargaining sessions and countless hours, the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Hyatt Regency O’Hare management reached agreement on a new contract for the hotel’s 34 union members, […]

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PHOTOS: Officers, Representatives Update Membership on Union Business at General Meeting, Urge Civic Activism in Light of Anti-Worker Policies

PHOTOS: Officers, Representatives Update Membership on Union Business at General Meeting, Urge Civic Activism in Light of Anti-Worker Policies

| March 30, 2017

  President John Coli Jr. presided as officers and representatives updated the membership on contracts, grievances, arbitrations and other union business during Teamsters Local 727’s general meeting on March 26. […]

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Local 727 Continues to Stand Firm on Remaining Outstanding Issues in Contract Negotiations with SCI

| March 23, 2017

Representatives of Local 727 and Service Corporation International engaged in another round of negotiations for a successor agreement to the collective bargaining agreement, which expired June 30, 2016. Union representatives […]

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Osco Unwilling to Compromise on Uniforms

Osco Unwilling to Compromise on Uniforms

| March 16, 2017

Last week, Local 727 filed a grievance due to Osco’s contract violation and past practices concerning new lab coat uniforms. During negotiations, members expressed concern over the quality and appearance […]

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